COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMMUNITY ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DHF 5103 COMMUNITY ORAL AND DENTAL HEALTH COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIHA HÜLYA ERTEN CAN

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

To teach the definitions of health and disease, clinical and methodological research methods, oral and dental health system in the world and in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Learns the definition of health and disease.
2   2. Defines epidemiological research principles and techniques
3   3. Defines clinical and methodological research techniques.
4   4. Defines dental index systems.
5   5. Learns the oral and dental health system in the world and in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Public Health and Community Oral and Dental Health
2 Definition of Health and Disease
3 Factors that Determine Health
4 Epidemiological Research Principles and Techniques
5 Case Control and Cohort Studies
6 Clinical and Methodological Studies
7 Validity Reliability Sensitivity Selectivity
8 Survey Preparation and Application
9 Research Report Preparation and Application
10 Dental Indexes
11 Inspection and Record Keeping in Field Works
12 Oral Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Factors
13 Oral and Dental Health System in the World and in Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pinkham JR, Casamassimo PS, McTigue DJ, Fields HW, Nowak AJ. 2005, Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence.
2. Welbury RR. 2003, Paediatr Dentistry, Oxford University Pres, UK.
3. Fejerskov O, Kidd E. 2004, Dental caries the disease and its clinical management
4. Duggal MS, Curzon MEJ, Fayle SA, Toumba KJ, Robertson AJ. 2002, Restorative Techniques in Paediatric Dentistry, Martin Dunitz Ltd.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

SHORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ARS MIDTERM EXAM
2 KSN ASSIGNMENT
3 YYS SEMESTER FINAL EXAM
4 YYBN SEMESTER FINAL COURSE GRADE ARS * 0.40 + YYS * 0.60
5 BUT Resit Exam Grade
6 BBN Resit Course Grade ARS * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Assessment Criteria

1 The student should be able to define health and disease.
2 The student should be able to define epidemiological research principles and techniques.
3 The student should be able to describe clinical and methodological research techniques.
4 The student should be able to define dental index systems.
5 The student should be able to describe the oral and dental health system in the world and in Turkey.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semihahulya.ertencan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 30

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1245
LO.2235
LO.3244
LO.4254
LO.5224

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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